Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Caledonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Schuster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- McBrydes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- McWilliams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Pine Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Ackerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Awin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Nellie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Bolling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Mixonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ramah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Owassa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Carlowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Belknap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Crumptonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Casey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Safford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Bragg's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Collirene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Gordonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Fort Deposit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Petronia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Hybart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Pine Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Burnt Corn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Peterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Scratch Ankle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- McConico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Solomon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purefoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Older Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Turkestan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Caledonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Pine Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- McBrydes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Fatama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fatama is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatama
- Awin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turkestan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Carlowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |